Tracy Lawrence has a new album coming out on August 16th called Made in America, and though we don’t have many details on it at the moment, the 90’s country star who put together seven #1’s and twenty-one Top 10’s into the 2000’s says it’s going to be “very country,” and hopes it’s part of the recent return to country’s roots we’ve been seeing spreading throughout the genre so far in 2019, and that will hopefully stretch well into the future.

Though the media outside of country music is obsessed with Lil Nas X and the erasure of genre and country music specifically, in country music proper, a resurgence in more traditional-sounding country and artists of the past has been the big theme this year. Currently, three out of the top four records on the Billboard Country Albums charts are from legacy country acts, with Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire, and George Strait coming in at #1, #3, and #4, respectively, while more traditional-sounding tracks are finding greater favor with radio.

When speaking to The Boot on the Red Carpet at the recent ACM Awards, Tracy Lawrence said of the new record, “This album is very country. [There’s a] little rock, little blues-rock stuff at the end of it, but there’s some amazing tracks on this album. I think it’s one of the best albums that I have made in a long time.”

Lawrence also said that he expects for country music to continue its more traditional turn in the coming years as listeners hearken back to the days when country actually sounded country. Just like Reba, Brooks & Dunn, and even to some extent George Strait, Tracy Lawrence got caught later in his career trying to chase trends to try and stay relevant, which still resulted in mixed commercial success at best and ultimately tarnished their legacy in the minds of some listeners. But now later in their careers, these older country artists can find the latitude to just be themselves and re-connect with their roots, often to the delight of their long-time fans.

Tracy Lawrence is said to have written eight of the 12 tracks on the upcoming Made in America. More details on the new record when they become available.

Sounds good to me, but, Trigg, are you going to address the story my pastor told me about the time Tracy was shot during a robbery attempt in the Quality Inn parking lot in downtown Nashville, and the connection to the highest levels of Music Row? What do you know about this story here? That seems like something you should tell us all about. Unless you don’t wanna tell us about it.

I was thinking the same thing. While some may have been a little more traditional than others, Tracy Lawrence nearly always made country albums. With his voice it is hard to do anything different. This makes me think this album will be extremely traditional.

Tracy’s voice is country to the core, one of the best in my humble opinion. To say this new album will be country better buckle up and by some beer because it is going to be awesome. Cant wait till August for new album. Been a loyal fan since “Stick & Stones”.

I’m glad that Tracy Lawrence has stayed true to his roots and where he came from he is the best I’m a big fan of his music and I’m glad that Tracy is a honest good family man and also a Christian he made his mistakes when he was young God has forgiving him God forgives amen

Tracy Lawrence is my favorite 90’s country artist. That was not my opinion when I was a kid/teen in the 90’s. But Tracy’s albums have aged very well. Now in my mid-30’s, I can appreciate the genuine artistry that went into his music, at all levels, representing the very best of Music Row at the time.

I saw him at Coyote Joe’s a year or two ago, and he does a phenomenal job. I was a few yards away, and you can see the passion and sincerity in every song he sings.

heard one of his oldies but goodies at work today. 😁 we use one of the FBI/CIA spy devices known as the Amazon Alexa for music at work. okay haha ho ho. anyway, i put it on a Randy Travis inspired station pretty regularly. don’t have to skip tracks very often on that one. all that aside, i am glad that traditional country has been slowly but surely becoming more popular again. country radio is dying anyway. Nashville bigwigs killed it on accident. 👍 good article and cant wait to hear this record!

His last album was fantastic. It had a weird title and a few contemporary, Mo Pitney’s “Everywhere” sounding songs, they were still good songs. I might need to give a listen again before this comes out.

He needs to get back to working with James Stroud. His first few albums were some of the most crisp-sounding records that I’ve ever heard in country music. They sound great on cassette, even better than the CD copies I have.